The importance of grazing intensity and frequency for physiological responses of the tropical seagrass Thalassia hemprichii

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-340

  Eklof J S ^a   Gullstrom M ^a   Bjork M ^a   Asplund, M E ^b   Hammar, L ^b   Dahlgren, A ^b   Ohman M C ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Disturbance regime; Grazing; Herbivory; Seagrass; Thalassia hemprichii

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DISTURBANCE; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWTH; HERBIVORY; LIGHT EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEAGRASS;

AFRICA; CHWAKA BAY; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR SOUTH AND CENTRAL;

THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 46149110988     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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